Westside High School Lesson Plan
Teacher Name:
Falcon
Unit Name and #:
Course:
English II Prep
Dates:
Unit 5: The Joy Luck
Club
February 9-13, 2015
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: The student will use analytical and comprehension skills to complete the unit test SAR (part of a major
grade) and to review for the unit test.
Monday
TEKS/AP/Standards:
ELA.10.5A Analyze isolated scenes or chapters and their contribution to the success of the plot as a whole in a variety of
works of fiction.
Analyze textual context (within a sentence and in larger sections of text) to distinguish between the denotative and
connotative meanings of words.
ELA.10.13D Edit drafts for grammar, mechanics, and spelling.
ELA.10.9B Distinguish among different kinds of evidence (e.g., logical, empirical, anecdotal) used to support conclusions
and arguments in texts
ELA.10.13B Structure ideas in a sustained and persuasive (logical) way (e.g., using outlines, note taking, graphic
organizers, lists) and develop drafts in timed and openended situations that include transitions and rhetorical devices
used to convey meaning.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. MUGS Monday
2. Go over MUGs
3. Write unit test SAR (20 minutes)
4. Review for the test
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: JLC unit test (multiple choice and SAR)
Checks for Understanding: Test review
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Pen and Pencil, JLC Books and Study guides
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Study for unit test on Weds./Thurs.
Tuesday
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: The student will use analytical and comprehension skills to review for the test.
TEKS/AP/Standards:
ELA.10.5A Analyze isolated scenes or chapters and their contribution to the success of the plot as a whole in a variety of
works of fiction.
Analyze textual context (within a sentence and in larger sections of text) to distinguish between the denotative and
connotative meanings of words.
ELA.10.13D Edit drafts for grammar, mechanics, and spelling.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Do Now: Revising and Editing Tuesday
2. Go over Revising and Editing answers
3. Review for the test
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: JLC unit test (multiple choice and SAR)
Checks for Understanding: Test review
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Pen or pencil, JLC book, JLC study guides
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Study for unit test on Weds./Thurs.
Wed/Thur
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: The student will use their analytical/ comprehension skills to complete the unit test.
TEKS/AP/Standards:
ELA.10.Fig19B Make complex inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understanding.
ELA.10.9C Make and defend subtle inferences and complex conclusions about the ideas in text and their organizational
patterns.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Do-now: Study for the test
2. Take unit test.
3. Of Mice and Men anticipation guide
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: JLC unit test (multiple choice and SAR)
Friday
Checks for Understanding: Unit grading rubric and anticipation guide
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Pencil
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: None
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: The Student will analyze and make complex inferences about a text
TEKS/AP/Standards:
ELA.10.Fig19B Make complex inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understanding.
ELA.10.5C Evaluate the connection between forms of narration/point of view (e.g., unreliable, omniscient) and tone in
works of fiction.
ELA.10.13B Structure ideas in a sustained and persuasive (logical) way (e.g., using outlines, note taking, graphic
organizers, lists) and develop drafts in timed and openended situations that include transitions and rhetorical devices
used to convey meaning.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Do Now: Free Write: SAR
2. Of Mice and Men anticipation guide/historical context discussion
3. Of Mice and Men debate
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: OMAM SAR’s, essay practice, quizzes, and unit test
Checks for Understanding: Discussion participation, interaction with peers, answering differentiated questions
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: OMAM anticipation guide, pencil, paper
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: None